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not a future jackson or his father ever expected. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> and now, we want you to know about a new consumer alert about a kind of fraud called cramming. small charges $10, $20, $30 secretly inserted onto your credit card bill. small charges that add up to millimeters of dollars. and today, a big new warning from the ftc. abc's cecilia vega explains. >> reporter: it hits consumers straight in the wallet -- a $30 charge here, $40 there, buried so deep in your credit card bills, you might never even notice it. tens of thousands of americans were hit with what the ftc calls fake fees, charge it by vague financial services, like debt 2 wealth, draining more than $24 million in all. >> it was smart of them to steal little amounts at a time hoping consumers just don't notice. these people were already hurting. >> reporter: many of the consumers had recently applied for a payday loan or cash advance when they spotted the charge on the bill and called the toll free number next to it to complain. they entered a
not a future jackson or his father ever expected. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> and now, we want you to know about a new consumer alert about a kind of fraud called cramming. small charges $10, $20, $30 secretly inserted onto your credit card bill. small charges that add up to millimeters of dollars. and today, a big new warning from the ftc. abc's cecilia vega explains. >> reporter: it hits consumers straight in the wallet -- a $30 charge here, $40 there, buried so...
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. >>> jesse jackson jr. faces a possible five years in prison. he admitted to stealing $750,000 in campaign funds for his personal gain. memorabilia from michael jackson, jimmy hendricks and bruce lee, even a rolex watch worth $43,000. he apologized after the hearing saying he simply let everybody down. >>> one body has been recovered from the rubble of that restaurant explosion in kansas city. the blast injured 15 people, 6 of them are still in the hospital. and now there are questions about whether the area should have been evacuated earlier. workers in nearby buildings say they smelled gas hours before that explosion. >>> the center of the nation is being pounded by a winter storm this morning. warnings and advisories are posted from new mexico to wisconsin. here's sam champion with more. >> reporter: it start as a brutal wintery blast, covering california with wind, rain and snow. drivers unprepared for the messy conditions spun out, causing pileups. >> it's terrible, because they can't clean the roads and it will just get worse. >> reporter:
. >>> jesse jackson jr. faces a possible five years in prison. he admitted to stealing $750,000 in campaign funds for his personal gain. memorabilia from michael jackson, jimmy hendricks and bruce lee, even a rolex watch worth $43,000. he apologized after the hearing saying he simply let everybody down. >>> one body has been recovered from the rubble of that restaurant explosion in kansas city. the blast injured 15 people, 6 of them are still in the hospital. and now there are...
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former congressman jesse jackson jr. could face prison time after pleading guilty to using campaign funds for personal items. the illinois democrat use the money to buy among other things, a rolex watch furniture, and electronics. he cut a deal with prosecutors today and waived his right to a trout. >> jesse jackson jr. will face up to five years in prison. he will have a guideline range of 46 to 57 months. he will have to pay back the money he stole. >> jackson remains free until he is sentenced in june. his wife was also pled guilty to filing false joint income tax returns. >> virginia voters could vote as early as tomorrow on a proposed transportation bill. this is weeks after gov. bob mcdonnell's original bill drew attention. it would increase the sales tax from 5.3% and 2.5% and increase the title tax on new car purchases. >> 6:00 tonight -- d.c. mayor vincent gray pushes for what he calls a sustainable d.c. in the years to come. part of this is encouraging commuters to use their cars to get in and out of the distri
former congressman jesse jackson jr. could face prison time after pleading guilty to using campaign funds for personal items. the illinois democrat use the money to buy among other things, a rolex watch furniture, and electronics. he cut a deal with prosecutors today and waived his right to a trout. >> jesse jackson jr. will face up to five years in prison. he will have a guideline range of 46 to 57 months. he will have to pay back the money he stole. >> jackson remains free until...
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. >> former congressman jesse jackson jr. could be sentenced to more than four years in prison following his guilty plea. illinois democrat admitted he spent $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items. he will be sentenced in june. his wife sandra pleaded guilty to filing false joint federal income tax returns. she faces two years in prison. >> frederick county sheriff will speak with some people and he is sworn to protect. sheriff jenkins will hold a community meeting tonight to discuss law-enforcement issues and county. public is invited to attend the meeting that will be held from 7:00 until 8:30 p.m. tonight at crestwood middle school in frederick. >> virginia's quail house and senate should vote this week's on transportation plan. the governor's bill drew opposition. the new version will replace the state's 17.5 cent per gallon gas tax with a 3.5% wholesale gas tax. it would also increase the sales tax to 5.3% and would impose a $100 fee on hybrid cars. >> the donald in a public meeting tonight -- ddot is holding a pub
. >> former congressman jesse jackson jr. could be sentenced to more than four years in prison following his guilty plea. illinois democrat admitted he spent $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items. he will be sentenced in june. his wife sandra pleaded guilty to filing false joint federal income tax returns. she faces two years in prison. >> frederick county sheriff will speak with some people and he is sworn to protect. sheriff jenkins will hold a community meeting tonight to...
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if in the day ahead, former illinois congressman jesse jackson, jr., and his wife are set to appear in federal court. they agreed to plead guilty to charges connected to a scheme to spend $750,000 of campaign funds on personal items. jesse jackson, jr., is charged with conspiracy and his wife is charged with filing a joint federal tax returns that knowingly understated the couple's income. former new orleans mayor reagan is said to be arraigned today on bribery charges. -- ray nagin is said to be arraigned today on bribery charges, accused of accepting more than $200,000 in bribes. the magistrate was set bail and prosecutors may ask the judge to take away his passport. a tentative trial date will also be set. >> maryland governor martin o'malley making changes to his gun control proposals. officials tell "the washington post" the governor walker bout to pressure from fellow democrats and will back tougher rules to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill. the modified plan will ban anyone and voluntarily committed to the public or private but the whole facility from owning a gun.
if in the day ahead, former illinois congressman jesse jackson, jr., and his wife are set to appear in federal court. they agreed to plead guilty to charges connected to a scheme to spend $750,000 of campaign funds on personal items. jesse jackson, jr., is charged with conspiracy and his wife is charged with filing a joint federal tax returns that knowingly understated the couple's income. former new orleans mayor reagan is said to be arraigned today on bribery charges. -- ray nagin is said to...